Entering alpha and special characters – Hand Held Products 7200/UG User Manual

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Key Combinations For Keypad Functions and Special
Characters

Key Combination

Function

ESC (SHIFT + BKSP)

The ESC function performs a cancel

action.

LIGHT (SHIFT + SP)

This action toggles the LCD backlight

on and off. Press the SHIFT key to

put the Dolphin in alpha mode and

press the SP key once.

CONTR (SHIFT + SP+SP)

The CONTR function adjusts the

LCD contrast. Press the SHIFT key

to put the Dolphin in alpha mode and

press the SP key twice. Use the F1

and F2 keys to adjust the contrast up

or down. When finished, press the

BKSP key.

CALC

This function is undefined. However,

it can be programmed by a custom

application to load a calculator utility.

Figure 6 Key Combinations and What They Do

Numeric Keypad

Entering Alpha and Special Characters

1.

Press the SHIFT key to switch the numeric keypad to alpha mode. This is

indicated by the <ABC> symbol indicated on the LCD. Each numeric key, as

well as the “.” Key has three letters or symbols listed beside it.

2.

To display the first letter or symbol next to a key, press the numeric key once.

3.

To display the second letter/symbol, press the key next to the desired

letter/symbol twice within one second.

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